COSEE Ocean Systems: News
Stanford scientists document fragile land-sea ecological chain
Description: Intricate, often invisible chains of life are threatened with extinction around the world. A new study quantifies one of the longest such chains ever documented. The researchers found a link between replacing native trees with non-native palms and the health of the manta ray population off Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific. [Source: Stanford University]
URL: http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/may/land-sea-ecology-051712.html
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Source: Stanford University
Publish Date: 5/17/2012
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